A delegation from Taipei's "National Palace Museum" will make the institution's first visit to Beijing's Palace Museum.

Chou Kung-shin, the Taipei museum director, said here Monday that she would lead the delegation to Beijing next weekend. She said that during the trip, she would discuss with the Beijing museum whether her facility could borrow 17 items for a special exhibition about Emperor Yongzheng (1678-1735) of the Qing Dynasty. That exhibit is scheduled to be held in Taipei in October.

The two sides would also discuss cooperation in academic research, exhibits, publishing and personnel exchanges, Chou said.

Chou Kung-hsin (front), director of Taipei's "National Palace Museum," addresses the press conference in Taipei, Feb. 9, 2009. A delegation of Taipei's "National Palace Museum" will visit for the first time the Palace Museum in Beijing on Feb. 14, Chou said here on Monday. Taipei's "National Palace Museum" is known for its rich collection taken from former Imperial Palace, or the Forbidden City, in Beijing in 1949 at the end of China's civil war. (Xinhua/Wang Yan)

She said each museum had its advantages, and the two institutions would conduct exchanges based on mutual trust, benefit and help to offer the best service possible for museum-goers across the Taiwan Straits.

Chou Kung-hsin (C), director of Taipei's "National Palace Museum" speaks to the media in Taipei, Feb. 9, 2009.(Xinhua/Wang Yan)